Douglas DC-8 N8015U
15 May 1966 · Oneill Nebr, Nebraska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 May 1966 at about 03:00 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8015U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Oneill Nebr, Nebraska, United States. 40 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oneill Nebr, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8015U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0037
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLT OPERATED IN AREA OF SQUALL LINE.CREW MADE ALT AND COURSE CHNGES TO AVOID.DID NOT ALERT PAX.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1966 | Douglas DC-8 | Nburlington Nj, New Jersey, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1966 | Douglas DC-8 | New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1966 | Douglas DC-8 | MacOn Ga, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1966 | Douglas DC-8 | New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1965 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica Ny, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1967 | Douglas DC-8 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |